2017–18 Cal State Northridge Matadors women's basketball team


The 2017–18 Cal State Northridge Matadors women's basketball team represents California State University, Northridge during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Matadors, led by eighth year head coach Jason Flowers, play their home games at the Matadome as members of the Big West Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 19–16, 8–8 in Big West play to finish in fifth place. They won the Big women's tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they lost to Notre Dame in the first round.

2017–18 Cal State Northridge Matadors women's basketball
Big West tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record19–16 (8–8 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Lindsey Foster
  • Brandy Manning
  • Ashlee Guay
Home arenaMatadome
Seasons
2017–18 Big West women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UC Davis142 .875287 .800
Cal Poly115 .6881712 .586
UC Irvine106 .6251813 .581
UC Santa Barbara97 .5631217 .414
Cal State Northridge88 .5001916 .543
UC Riverside610 .3751122 .333
Long Beach State610 .375823 .258
Hawaii511 .3131218 .400
Cal State Fullerton313 .188821 .276
2018 Big West tournament winner
As of 25 March 2018
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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2017–18 Cal State Northridge Matadors women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G0Terrin Sullivan5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)SoMiddle CollegeLos Angeles, CA
G2Destiny Brooks5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)FrGilmerGilmer, TX
G3Serafina Maulupe5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)RS SrVista Murrieta
Virginia Tech
Murrieta, CA
F10Tessa Boagni6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)SrChristchurch Girls'Christchurch, New Zealand
F11Juliana Louis6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)FrSt. Anthony'sLong Beach, CA
G12Meghann Henderson5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)FrSonoraLa Habra, CA
F14Taylor Nate6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)SrRocky MountainMeridian, ID
G15Claudia Ramos6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)JrTecnológico de MonterreyZapopan, Mexico
F22Jordan Smith6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)SrWoodcroft College
Casper College
Adelaide, Australia
G23Hayley Tanabe5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)SoWest TorranceTorrance, CA
G24Cheyenne Allen5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)JrSt. Anthony'sLakewood, CA
C33Channon Fluker6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)JrMaranathaPasadena, CA
C44Lauren Shymkewicz6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)SoRalstonOmaha, NE
F52Eliza Matthews6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)SoLong Beach PolyLong Beach, CA
F55De'Jionae Calloway  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)JrLee's Summit West
Texas State
Lee's Summit, MO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 13, 2018

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/28/2017*
3:00 pm
The Master'sW 83–55 
Matadome 
Northridge, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
5:00 pm
at No. 11 Oregon
Preseason WNIT First Round
L 43–91 0–1
Matthew Knight Arena (2,646)
Eugene, OR
11/14/2017*
6:30 pm
at San Diego StateL 55–58 0–2
Viejas Arena (366)
San Diego, CA
11/17/2017*
5:30 pm
at New Orleans
Preseason WNIT Consolation 2nd Round
L 73–76 0–3
Lakefront Arena (417)
New Orleans, LA
11/18/2017*
12:00 pm
vs. Milwaukee
Preseason WNIT Consolation 2nd Round
L 50–58 0–4
Lakefront Arena (50)
New Orleans, LA
11/24/2017*
7:30 pm
Idaho
Warner Center Marriott Thanksgiving Basketball Classic
L 75–80 0–5
Matadome (556)
Northridge, CA
11/25/2017*
5:00 pm
Arizona
Warner Center Marriott Thanksgiving Basketball Classic
W 66–63 1–5
Matadome (307)
Northridge, CA
11/30/2017*
7:00 pm
Weber StateL 61–64 1–6
Matadome (356)
Northridge, CA
12/02/2017*
7:00 pm
Fresno StateW 85–72 2–6
Matadome (237)
Northridge, CA
12/07/2017*
7:00 pm
at San Jose StateW 86–59 3–6
Event Center Arena (727)
San Jose, CA
12/09/2017*
2:00 pm
at Loyola MarymountW 75–68 4–6
Gersten Pavilion (286)
Los Angeles, CA
12/18/2017*
7:00 pm
Northern ArizonaW 78–69 5–6
Matadome (252)
Northridge, CA
12/20/2017*
2:00 pm
OmahaL 60–68 5–7
Matadome (225)
Northridge, CA
12/28/2017*
7:00 pm
BiolaW 68–51 6–7
Matadome (239)
Northridge, CA
12/30/2017*
4:00 pm
SeattleW 67–62 7–7
Matadome (422)
Northridge, CA
Big West regular season
01/06/2018
6:00 pm
at Cal State FullertonW 70–68 8–7 (1–0)
Titan Gym (186)
Fullerton, CA
01/11/2018
7:00 pm
UC Santa BarbaraL 73–74 8–8 (1–1)
Matadome (323)
Northridge, CA
01/13/2018
2:00 pm
at Cal PolyL 71–84 8–9 (1–2)
Mott Athletics Center (631)
San Luis Obispo, CA
01/18/2018
7:00 pm
Cal State FullertonW 65–41 9–9 (2–2)
Matadome (355)
Northridge, CA
01/20/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UC RiversideW 60–55 10–9 (3–2)
Matadome (470)
Northridge, CA
01/25/2018
9:00 pm
at Hawai'iW 70–58 11–9 (4–2)
Stan Sheriff Center (1,379)
Honolulu, HI
01/27/2018
2:00 pm
at UC IrvineL 47–56 11–10 (4–3)
Bren Events Center (334)
Irvine, CA
01/31/2018
7:00 pm
at UC Santa BarbaraW 48–30 12–10 (5–3)
The Thunderdome (528)
Santa Barbara, CA
02/03/2018
4:00 pm
UC AggiesW 75–71 OT13–10 (6–3)
Matadome (356)
Northridge, CA
02/08/2018
7:00 pm
Long Beach StateL 51–59 13–11 (6–4)
Matadome (402)
Northridge, CA
02/10/2018
2:30 pm
at UC AggiesL 46–72 13–12 (6–5)
The Pavilion 
Davis, CA
02/15/2018
7:00 pm
at UC RiversideL 58–69 13–13 (6–6)
SRC Arena (722)
Riverside, CA
02/17/2018
4:00 pm
Cal PolyW 86–66 14–13 (7–6)
Matadome (727)
Northridge, CA
02/22/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Hawai'iL 54–56 14–14 (7–7)
Matadome (594)
Northridge, CA
03/01/2018
7:00 pm
UC IrvineW 71–67 15–14 (8–7)
Matadome (437)
Northridge, CA
03/03/2018
4:00 pm
at Long Beach StateL 54–67 15–15 (8–8)
Walter Pyramid (724)
Long Beach, CA
Big West Women's Tournament
03/06/2018
6:00 pm, ESPN3
(5) vs. (8) Hawai'i
First Round
W 62–57 16–15
Titan Gym 
Fullerton, CA
03/07/2018
8:30 pm, ESPN3
(5) vs. (4) Cal Poly
Quarterfinals
W 72–63 17–15
Matadome (502)
Fullerton, CA
03/09/2018
2:30 pm, ESPN3
(5) vs. (2) Cal Poly
Semifinals
W 73–50 18–15
Honda Center (867)
Anaheim, CA
03/10/2018
4:00 pm, Prime Ticket
(5) vs. (1) UC Davis
Championship Game
W 63–55 19–15
Honda Center (1,273)
Anaheim, CA
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/16/2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN2
(16 S) at (1 S) No. 5 Notre Dame
First Round
L 81–99 19–16
Edmund P. Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=Spokane Region.
All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2017 18 WBB Media Guide" (PDF).
  2. ^ "CS Northridge Matadors Women's Basketball - Matadors News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  3. ^ CSUN Matadors. "CSUN Matadors on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  4. ^ "CSUN Athletics 2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule". Gomatadors.com. Retrieved March 13, 2018.